List of Prize Winners : Kazato Research Encouragement Prize

• · FY 2023
• · FY 2022
• · FY 2021
• · FY 2020
• · FY 2019
• · FY 2018
• · FY 2017
• · FY 2016
• · FY 2015
• · FY 2014
• · FY 2013
• · FY 2012
• · FY 2011
• · FY 2010
• · FY 2009
• · FY 2008
• · FY 2007

FY 2023

	Yuki Nomura (Senior Researcher, Nanostructures Research Laboratory, Japan Fine Ceramics Center) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Operando Transmission Electron Microscopy for Li-ion Batteries
	Takayuki Nakamuro (Project Associate Professor, Presidential Endowed Chair, The University of Tokyo) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Quantitative analysis of molecular-level nucleation phenomena through transmission electron microscopy
	Yuuta Imoto (Assistant professor, Department of Developemental Neurobiology, St.Jude Children's Research Hospital) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Identification of synaptic multivesicular body formation and its molecular mechanisms by time-resolved electron microscopy imaging
	Naotaka Tsutsumi (Assistant professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama University) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Structural analysis of T2R bitter taste receptors by cryo-EM

FY 2022

	Hirotaka Nagai (Assistant Professor, Division of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Elucidation of mechanisms of stress-induced brain function changes by three-dimensional electron microscopy
	Kazuki Kato (Project Lecturer, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Visualizing the molecular evolution of CRISPR-Cas9
	Ryotaro Aso (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Analysis of nanoscale electric field by high sensitivity electron holography
	Takafumi Ishida (Assistant Professor, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Development of a high-speed direct electron detector using SOI technology

FY 2021

	Satoshi Anada (Senior Researcher, Nanostructures Research Laboratory, Japan Fine Ceramics Center) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Development of high-speed TEM using an electrostatic subframing system and machine learning
	Yuya Morimoto (RIKEN Hakubi team leader, Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Micro-electron diffraction with attosecond electron beams
	Akira Saito (Assistant Professor, Department of Basic Pathology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Elucidating regulatory mechanisms of epithelial barrier by cingulin/paracingulin
	Hideaki Kato (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Komaba Institute for Science, The University of Tokyo) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Cryo-EM analysis of intermediate structures of channelrhodopsin

FY 2020

	Lee Youngchan (Postdoctoral Reserrcher, Max Planck Instetute of Biophysics , Department of Structural Biology) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Structural pharmacology of amino acid transporters by cryogenic electron microscopy
	Shingo Hirashima (Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Three-dimensional ultrastructural analysis of heterologous cellular network associated collagen fiber and bone using array tomography
	Rintaro Takahashi (Assistant Professor, Nagoya University) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme In situ observation of Polymersome fomation in an ionic liquid
	Takehito Seki (Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Development and application of ultra -high sensitive atomic-resolution imaging using a high-speed segmented STEM detector

FY 2019

	Yukihiko Sugita (Specially appointed Assistant Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Structural analysis of negative-strand RNA viruses by cryo-EM
	Tomoka Hasegawa (Assistant Professor, Developmental Biology of Hard Tissue, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme The newly effect of PTH in the bone-blood vessel linkage

FY 2019

	Lin Yung-Chang (Researcher, Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Imvestigation of the magnetic moment of single transition metal atom by using scanning electron vortex beam
	Eita Tochigi （Associate Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Investigation of local deformation and fracture phenomena by atomic-resolution in situ TEM mechanical test

FY 2018

	Inoue Daisuke (Postdoctoral Fellow, the Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Design of microtubule structure by DNA origami
	Oi Takao (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Clarification of the functional morphology of salt glands in Grasses by three-dimensional electron microscopy
	Lin Yung-Chang (Researcher, Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Imvestigation of the magnetic moment of single transition metal atom by using scanning electron vortex beam
	Eita Tochigi （Associate Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Investigation of local deformation and fracture phenomena by atomic-resolution in situ TEM mechanical test

FY 2017

	Motomichi Koyama （Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme In situ characterization of dislocation motion using electron channeling contrast imaging
	Takanori Onouchi （Senior Assistant Professor, Center for Research Promotion and Support, Fujita Health University） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Correlative Light and electron microscopic studies on novel functions of APC protein in the intestinal epithelium cells

FY 2016

	Osamu Ichii （Associate Professor, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine，Hokkaido） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Innovation of analysis method for the kidney pathology by applied technique of the scanning electron microscopy
	Shunsuke Kobayashi （Researcher, Nanostructures Research Laboratory, Japan Fine Ceramics Center） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Analysis of small lattice distortion on surfaces and interfaces using scanning tansmission electron microscopy

FY 2015

	Koji Harano （Project Associate Professor, Organization for Interdisciplinary Research Projects，The University of Tokyo） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Structural Study on Nucleation Mechanism of Crystalline Molecular Assemblies by Transmission Electron Microscopy
	Kazunori Shinomiya （Research Specialist, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Electron-microscopy based connectomics of circutits in the fruit fly brain

FY 2014

	Hirohiko Niioka （Assistant Professor,Graduate school of engineering science, Osaka University） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Development of new probes for correlative light and electron microscopy and biological cellullar imaging
	Hikaru Saito （Resercher,Quantum Nanoelectronics Reserch Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Enhanced emission of plasmonic resonators analized by CL

FY 2013

	Takumi Sannomiya (Assistant Professor, Department of Metallurgy and Ceramics Sience, Graduate School of science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme TEM observation of dark Plasmon modes
	Toshiyuki Oda (Reserch Associate, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Cryo-electron microscopy of Mechano-signaling in Eukaryotic flagella

FY 2012

	Tomoko Kamasaki (Postdoctoral Fellow, at Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Ultrastructural analysis of the mitotic spindle formation by 3-D electron tomography
	Masaki Tanaka (Associate Professor, at Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Direct analysis of atomic strain using aberration corrected HRTEM

FY 2011

	Hirofumi Yanagisawa (Research Associate at Instiute for Quantum Electronics, ETH Zurich) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Electron Coherence Measurement of Ultralow-Temperature Laser-Induced Field Electron Emission
	Aussie Suzuki (Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Ultrahigh-Resolution Spatiotemporal Analysis of Aurora B to Control Cell Division

FY 2010

	Kenji Murakami (Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Structural Study of Transcription Initiation in Eukaryotes by Cryo-Electron Microscopy
	Jun Kikkawa (Assistant Professor at Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Atomic and Electronic Structure Analysis of Rechargeable Battery Device Materials

FY 2009

	Yoshihiko Togawa (Special Instructor at 21st Century Scientific Research Institute, Osaka Prefecture University) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Study of Spin-Current-Induced Magnetization by Lorentz Electron Microscopy
	Yoshitaka Hamanaka (Senior Researcher at School of Advanced Sciences, the Graduate University for Advanced Studies) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Analysis of Wavelength-Information Process Mechanism for Minimal Brains in Insects

FY 2008

	Yuki Ohsaki (Assistant Professor at Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Physiology of New Lipid Droplet Proteins and Their Morphological Fundamentals
	Teruyasu Mizoguchi (Assistant Professor at Institute of Engineering Innovation, the University of Tokyo) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Development of High-Precision, High-Speed ELNES Theoretical Calculation Technique and Its Application to Materials Study

FY 2007

	Tomohiro Nishitani (Basic Science Special Researcher at Advanced Technology Development Support Center, RIKEN) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Development of Photocathode Electron Source with High Brightness and High Spin-Polarization Capability
	Akihiro Narita (Assistant Professor at School of Science, Nagoya University) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme High-Resolution Structural Determination of ATP-State Actin Filaments

Last Update: April 1, 2024